Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03

The tough story that the telegraph
brings from Lincoln, Neb., that Brigham
Young ia about TO reappear to his desci-
pies of the Mormon church, will generally
be attributed to the vivid imagination Of
some enterprising newsgatherer of the
state of the Platte. At least we will wait
for confirmation of the story before taking
much stock in il. But ouch resurrection
would be coup d etat particularly
worthy of the cunning aud genius of the
man who built up a city in the remote
wilderness and who made Mormonism
a'troublesome power in the land.It would
also be right in the line of action by which,
as narrated by pretended apostate
from the Mormon church many years ago,
Brigham grasped the reins of leadership.
The story went that, shortly after the
death of ''Joe" Smith, some one who
! claimed to be more directly in the line of
succession than Brigham went into a
deathlilxe trance, from which IL was pre-
arranged that he should be revived on
the third day by his inyestiture in the ap-
parel OF the defunot founder of the
church. Before the appointed time
rolled round, Brigham appeared on the
scene and "by force and arms" carried
1.-THE deceased Smiths old clothes, and the
ertrsnced aspirant for prophetic honorl
had to get back to life the best way b,
could. The late Mr.. Young, like Jo'
Baxter, was "devilish sly"
Representative Medill's proposed bill
taxing mortgages, stocks and bonds bring
up again host of questions that hav'
been discussed to perfectly bewilderini
extent. Theoretically it sounds fai
enough to tax such Investments equal.
with real estate. 1t is not easy to give
satisfactory reason why Mr.. A, who own
q $4,000 farm, should pay county ia
Of $50, while Mr.. B, who holds 500
worth of mortgages, should escape tax
alton altogether. But, on the other hand
II these mortgages are laid in the sam
county, it is obvious that their taxation
would be equivalent to duplicate tax o.
the farms they represent. Then woul
arise this kind of inequality: A
$1,000 farm, being unencum
bered, pays a tax of $25. BIS $500
farm, being encountered with $500
mortgage, pays the same tax. But, in ad
dition, c, who is BE- creditor, pays ia
of $15 on this 81, 900 mortgage. Here
standing temptation to G, in eonjunC
ton with other creditors, to saddle an &C
ditional burden on their debtors by r,
quiring them to pay, directly or ind
rectly, this investment tax. Mr.. Medi
thinks he can prevent this by forbiddir
such covenants, under stringent pens
ties, but the facility with which usu
laws have been evaded renders this il
probable, excepting perhaps in seaso
where there is an unusual amount of ca
ital seeking investment. The subie
promises to be prolific of discussion.
In local article is shown the bearil
of the railroad tax case, which has il
been heard before the court of appeals
Dover, upon this county's financial
terests. The decision of the court W
affect, one way or the other, some $7,5
Of the county's annual revenues. I
city Of Wilmington has even great
moneyed interest in that decision, up
the following statement of the issue
the appellants counsel;
Tine question is whether upon tile pIot
construction OF the act of 1873 the pay me
Of the sum OF t27 600 by the company is.
the one hand, in lieu OF all taxes viii
would become due during the year In VIII
such payment is made, including la
levied by county or municipal author
for county or city purposes, as well as Ia
specifically imposed by act of the Legls
ture for the use Of the State, ORION the OF
hand, exsmpts the company merely II
taxes specifically imposed by act Of Lei
lftura
During the year 1886 the amount
this municipal tax, assessed upon
Wilmington realty of railroads, footed
SO, 457.52 divided as follows Phi
delphia, Wilmington & Baltimore railrc
$6,s95.63 Baltimore y Philadelphia
road 81 ,076.0l Wilmington 4 North
rnilroad, $485.S8.
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